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• To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.

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  Giving Up, Goal, Challenges

  Dalai Lama (2012). “Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World”, p.97, Random House

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• We can make this a more peaceful century if we cherish non-violence and concern for others’ well-being. It is possible. If the individual is happier, his or her family is happier; if families are happy, neighborhoods and nations will be happy. By transforming ourselves we can change our human way of life and make this a century of compassion.

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  Compassion, Concern For Others, Peaceful

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• I feel that a genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives. How one creates that smile largely depends on one's own attitude. It is illogical to expect smiles from others if one does not smile oneself. Therefore, one can see that many things depend on one's own behaviour.

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  Attitude, Important, Doe

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2013). “The Power of Compassion: A Collection of Lectures”, p.8, HarperCollins UK

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• The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.

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  War, Blood, Century

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• If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

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  Thinking, Inevitable, Difficulty

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• Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and content.

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  Inspirational, Compassion, Peaceful

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• Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being.

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  Lying, Compassion, Needs

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• All sentient beings have the seed of the Buddha within them.

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  Spiritual, Seeds, Sentient Beings

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• The purpose of our lives is to be happy. We live in hope, which means looking forward to something good. And there are increasing scientific findings that both our physical and mental well-being depend on our peace of mind.

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  Mean, Mind, Purpose

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• Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience.

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  Discipline, Nuclear, Impatience

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• A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.

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  Inspirational, Life, Mistake

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• I pray for all of us, oppressor and friend, that together we succeed in building a better world through human understanding and love, and that in doing so we may reduce the pain and suffering of all sentient beings.

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  Inspirational, Pain, Understanding

  The 14th Dalai Lama's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 1989.

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• I consider myself to be just one among 7 billion human beings. If I were to think of myself as different from others, or as something special, it would create a barrier between us. What makes us the same is that we all want to lead happy lives and gather friends around us. And friendship is based on trust, honesty and openness.

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  Honesty, Happy Life, Thinking

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• We live within the environment. So that directly relates with our survival, our life. So through that way, more concern of well being of humanity, then naturally concerned about environment.

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  Humanity, Survival, Way

  Source: www.kpbs.org

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• Some people automatically associate morality and altruism with a religious vision of the world. But I believe it is a mistake to think that morality is an attribute only of religion. We can imagine two types of spirituality: one tied to religion, while the other arises spontaneously in the human heart as an expression of love for our neighbors and a desire to do them good.

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  Religious, Mistake, Believe

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• Go at least once a year to a place you've never been before.

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  Travel, Years, Inspiring Travel

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• We must conduct research and then accept the results. If they don't stand up to experimentation, Buddha`s own words must be rejected.

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  Death, Dying, Research

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• The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness. This world is not perfect. There are problems. But things like happiness and unhappiness are relative. Realizing this gives you hope.

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  Giving, Perfect, World

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• If one assumes a humble attitude, one's own good qualities will increase. Whereas if one is proud, one will become jealous of others, one will look down on others, and due to that there will be unhappiness in society.

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  Attitude, Jealous, Humble

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• The realization that we are all basically the same human beings who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering is very helpful in developing a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood; a warm feeling of love and compassion for others.

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  Inspiration, Sisterhood, Compassion

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• Mentally, physically and emotionally we are the same.
  
  We each have the potential to good and bad and to be overcome by disturbing emotions such as anger, fear, hatred, suspicion and greed. These emotions can be the cause of many problems.
  
  On the other hand if you cultivate loving kindness, compassion and concern for others, there will be no room for anger, hatred and jealousy.

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  Jealousy, Kindness, Compassion

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• Whether you believe in God or not does not matter much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as a Buddhist, whether you believe in reincarnation or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life.

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  Inspirational, Buddhist, Good Life

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• Harmony can not thrive in a climate of mistrust, cheating, bullying; mean-spirited competition.

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  Motivational, Cheating, Bullying

  His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2003). “How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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• If we can manage to refrain from harming others in our everyday actions and words, we can start to give more serious attention to actively doing good, and this can be a source of great joy and inner confidence. We can benefit others through our actions by being warm and generous toward them, by being charitable, and by helping those in need.

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  Giving, Joy, Everyday

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• We have to think and see how we can fundamentally change our education system so that we can train people to develop warm-heartedness early on in order to create a healthier society. I don't mean we need to change the whole system, just improve it. We need to encourage an understanding that inner peace comes from relying on human values like, love, compassion, tolerance and honesty, and that peace in the world relies on individuals finding inner peace.

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  Honesty, Mean, Thinking

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